Guest guest Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 A new group for the study of TharkaSasthra , Indian logic started for those who are interested. The URL is TharkaSasthra . Otherwise contact sarojram18 Tarka-Indian Logic `kaaNaadham paaNineeyam cha sarvaSasthropakaarakam' Logic and grammar are indispensable aids for every branch of knowledge. The Tarka Sasthra or Indian logic is also known as aanveekshikee, nyaay dharsana and nyaaya Saasthra. It consists of methodical reasoning based on perception inference and verbal testimony. Hence it is also called pramaaNa sSasthra as it is based on the pramaNas or means of knowledge such as perception etc. Initially it was inductive logic and was called vaiSeshika system and later on the deductive logic school of Nyaya came in and later both are synthesized and now it is known as the school Nyayavaiseshika. The author of Nyayasuthras was Gouthama and that of vaiseshika suthras was KaNadhaa, whose name is mentioned in the above sloka as he was the earliest logician. The Nyaya vaiseshika system which is collectively known as Tharka Sasthra or Nyaya Sasthra is profusely resorted to by all schools of philosophy, especially advaita and Buddhism. The development of Nyaya is mainly due to Buddhist thinkers as they had to establish their theory which was not based on scriptures. The purpose of my starting this group is that those who are interested should know about the reasoning through which the tenets of the different schools of philosophy came to be established and also becaseu tharka is an essential subject for Sanskrit students apart from Panini in order to understand the higher texts. Those who join become members automatically and do not require my approval. So far 8 have joined and I hope more will be inquisitive and interested to know what tharka is and join the group. I want to k make this apart of the curriculam in our online Sanskrit class but at this stage it is not suitable to introduce it among the subjects like prose and poetry. We may perhaps have it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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